epicycloid

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The locus of a point on the circumference of a circle that rolls without slipping on the circumference of another circle.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

epicycloid epicycloids

Etymology

From epi- (“above or outside”) + cycloid.

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